Buck13
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I have a Rossi 92 .357 lever gun with 24" octagonal barrel (I'd prefer a shorter round barrel model, but that was what I could find). Want to make a low-velocity, quiet round for it for discrete varmint shooting. I have 170 grain lead Keith (Lyman 358429 mold) bullets and a few 150 grain hollow point 358156 bullets. I'll probably load these in .38 Special brass
On the faster end of powders I have Trail Boss, HP-38 and Titegroup. Mid-range, I have plenty of Universal and a little AA#5. Using Trail Boss would be my first choice, since it always seemed quieter in revolvers. I've never used these bullets for light loads before. Anyone have a load that would give around 600 FPS?
My guess is that this rifle will give lower velocities with a light load than a mid-length revo due to the excess friction and outrageous expansion ratio. Don't want to go TOO low and stick a bullet in the barrel!
edited to add: These boolits were made for me by someone else, and I don't know what kind of lube was used. I will probably roll some Lee Alox onto them on top of the existing lube, just for good measure. A little extra smoke won't bother me!
On the faster end of powders I have Trail Boss, HP-38 and Titegroup. Mid-range, I have plenty of Universal and a little AA#5. Using Trail Boss would be my first choice, since it always seemed quieter in revolvers. I've never used these bullets for light loads before. Anyone have a load that would give around 600 FPS?
My guess is that this rifle will give lower velocities with a light load than a mid-length revo due to the excess friction and outrageous expansion ratio. Don't want to go TOO low and stick a bullet in the barrel!
edited to add: These boolits were made for me by someone else, and I don't know what kind of lube was used. I will probably roll some Lee Alox onto them on top of the existing lube, just for good measure. A little extra smoke won't bother me!
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